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Stone dish made of hard granite
Object Number 2004.29.408
Display Title Stone dish made of hard granite
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "California / Fig. . --Stone Dish, (half nat. size) made of hard granite, found in 1864, in auriferous gravel, 16 feet below the surface, near Oregon Bar, North Fork American River, Placer County, California. / The Original in C. D. Voy's Cabinet, Oakland, Cal."
Keywords
  • Archaeological
  • Household
Subject
  • Dish
Department Photographic
Culture
  • Pre-Columbian Californian styles
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California / Placer County
Additional Geographic Terms Oregon Bar; North Fork American River
Materials Print, black and white Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 19.05 x 12.07 cm (7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.)

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